Cook Islands vs Puerto Rico: Share of births by age of mother
Cook Islands
7.3%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
6.9%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
115th
Puerto Rico rank
118th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Cook Islands
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 7.3% against 6.9% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 115th and Puerto Rico ranks 118th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.4% | 13.9% | 0.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 13.5% | 16.5% | 3.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 18.0% | 1.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 17.6% | 3.7% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 19.7% | 7.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 17.9% | 5.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 13.8% | 3.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 7.5% | 1.0% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Cook Islands or Puerto Rico?
- Cook Islands, at 7.3% against 6.9% in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Cook Islands and Puerto Rico?
- 0.4%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Puerto Rico rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Cook Islands ranks 115th and Puerto Rico ranks 118th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.